FolioCorpusBhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu

Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .1.168

yathā vā –
[yathaa vaa –]
tvaṁ cumbako ’si mādhava loha-mayī nūnam aṅganā-jātiḥ |
[tvam chumbako ’si maadhava loha-mayee noonam anganaa-jaatih |]
dhāvati tatas tato’sau yato yataḥ krīḍayā bhramasi ||168||
[dhaavati tatas tato’sau yato yatah kreedayaa bhramasi ||168||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yathā vā –
tvaṁ cumbako ’si mādhava loha-mayī nūnam aṅganā-jātiḥ |
dhāvati tatas tato’sau yato yataḥ krīḍayā bhramasi ||168||
Another example: O Mādhava! You are a magnet and certain women are iron. Wherever You wander in play, they run after You.

… and each and every one of them was attracted to Kṛṣṇa just as iron is attracted by a magnet. There is a statement by a devotee: “My dear Lord, You are just like a magnet, and all the damsels of Vraja are just like iron: in whichever direction You are moving they are following You, as iron is attracted by magnetic force.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

This verse clarifies His nature of attracting women by giving an analogy. The word aṅganā-jātiḥ indicates a particular group of women.

📝 My note

← Read full Chapter 2.1